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by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837)

Эхо
 (Sung text for setting by B. Britten)
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  FRE
Ревёт ли зверь в лесу глухом,
Трубит ли рог, гремит ли гром,
Поёт ли дева за холмом -
  На всякий звук
Свой отклик в воздухе пустом
  Родишь ты вдруг.

Ты внемлешь грохоту громов,
И гласу бури и валов,
И крику сельских пастухов -
  И шлешь ответ;
Тебе ж нет отзыва... Таков
  И ты, поэт!

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Note on Transliterations

Composition:

    Set to music by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Эхо", op. 76 no. 1 (1965), from Эхо Поэта = `Ekho Po`eta, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837)

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Écho", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 52

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